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Posted By: jay behrens

Cards collecting is not the only place sniping and no bids until the last second happen. When I had my gaming and comic store we did a brisk business in vintage toys in the mid to late 90s. The bidding was as cutthroat as anything you see in the vintage card market with same complaints about sniping, auctions ending early and all the other complaints you hear here.

I think the reason you don't see it in coins and stamps is that those markets are quite mature with more well heeled collectors that know the market and not a lot of new blood. The card market ont he other hand is still very much a wild west atmostphere with many new collectors with lots of money and desire to one up other collectors. It's cheaper adn easier to do that in the card world than it is in the coin world.

Jay

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